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What are your expectations from a play? Could those expectations be met if you could neither see nor hear the performance? Many of us cannot imagine theatre without the senses of sight or sound, yet we have three other senses--taste, touch, and smell--that inspire and move us just as vividly.

dog & pony dc invites you to Sense-Able: a play. A short play created without sight or sound, intended to activate your senses, place you at the heart of the experience, and stretch your idea of what makes "a play."

This performance is supported in part by a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. It's the culmination of a year-long project exploring how to use touch, taste, and smell to create more accessible theatre. We've looked outside the arts at practices that engage bodies and senses to discover what we can apply. We've learned bartending, yoga, and physical therapy techniques from area experts, and then played with turning them into storytelling elements.

FAQs

Is this is ASL interpreted?

Front of house and box office will have interpreters but the performance itself does not rely on sound or sight. It will not be ASL interpreted.

Is the Third Floor wheelchair accessible?

No and this is the big regret about our venue. It was tremendously difficult to find a space that we could temporarily rent in our home community of Petworth to accomodate this project on our schedule and budget. We are deeply appreciative to Warehouse Productions for being a gracious partner and we know they too wish the building (and so Third Floor) had an elevator. It doesn't. Please let us know if this prevents you from attending. We want to make this up to you.

Is there a recommended age for this performance?

We'd say this is "family" appropriate, which means people as young as 12yo can attend but only if they are accompanied by their participating adult family members. This is not a children's performance. The content and concepts are simply appropriate for people as young as 12yo.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

Take your pick! The Third Floor is located at the intersection of Kanasa Street and Georgia Ave NW, on the third floor of the building that houses Slim's Diner. It's accessible via Metro Train on the Green and Yellow line (Petworth/GA Ave stop! and various bus lines (70, 79, 62). There's residential and metered parking in that area as well. Please give yourself time to find a spot.

How should I dress?

You should wear whatever you want, but expect to be standing a little, walking a little, and sitting a little.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Nope.

How long is the show?

We anticipate the experience being only 15-20 minutes. Audience will experience Sense-Able: a play one at a time, though the total audience for any performance will be six people and experiences will overlap. We recommend people visit Slim's Diner or Petworth Citizen & Reading Room before or after the show. (On Friday and Saturday at Petworth Citizen & Reading Room there's LIterary Cocktail Night, a great add-on to this experience!)